Investment makes Alibaba third-largest shareholder behind rival Tencent

Trade talks can improve US access but local champions hold unassailable positions

US-China relations continue to be tense and superpower rivalry is here to stay

Exaggerated fears about growing Chinese power are counter-productive

With mutual trust at a low ebb, this is not the time for sabre-rattling

Hong Kong to maintain its role as a financial hub

Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser heads to Washington for negotiations

Blackmores shares fall 34% on disappointing forecasts for key market

Large property groups buy up rivals’ soured loans, accelerating sector consolidation

Operation ‘Fox Hunt’ involves 62 people in countries including Cambodia and Thailand